Account Executive

Account Executive

US-IL-Chicago

Job ID: 34884
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Sales/Business Development
IL - Chicago

About the Role

Building long-lasting relationships is the foundation for any successful salesperson. It begins with knowledge and pitching the right product, solution, or service to help a customer overcome obstacles. It extends to ensure satisfaction is achieved throughout the life cycle of a deal.

If you consider yourself a go-getter when it comes to sales, Canon USA, a pioneer in print technology, solutions, and services, wants to hear from you. We’re actively searching for an Account Executive, Workplace Technologies & Services (WTS), to jump right in and promote Canon’s hardware and software technology-based solutions to prominent companies within an established territory and assigned account list. Have a hunger for learning new products, concepts, solutions, and services? Keep reading!

This role requires you to live within a reasonable commuting distance to Burr Ridge, IL so that you can adequately execute your job responsibilities.

Your Impact

- Maintain and establish impactful business relationships with both new and existing customers.
- Prospect for new business opportunities and gain new market share in an assigned territory through in-person meetings and phone calls.
- Assist with upgrading technology, solutions, and services with existing customers in an assigned territory.
- Implement creative sales strategies to meet customer needs.
- Perform extensive customer analyses and site surveys at customer locations to satisfy needs.
- Prepares proposals, presentations, and conducts product demonstrations.

About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring

- A Bachelor's degree required, plus 0-2 years of related experience.
- A minimum one year of recent business-to-business, outside sales experience preferred.
- Strong communication skills with the desire to build solid working relationships with a variety of businesses.
- An interest in learning new technology in an evolving industry.
- The ability to work autonomously with excellent time management skills.
- The capacity to travel within local market (valid driver's license and acceptable driving record necessary).

We are providing the anticipated base salary range for this role: $40,000-$50,610 annually.
This role is eligible for incentive compensation under the terms of an applicable plan and/or policy.
Incentive compensation earnings vary by quota assigned, at 100% of plan, the anticipated incentive compensation for this role is $44,959 annually.
This role is also eligible for a transportation allowance.

Company Overview

About our Company - Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $28.5 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc., as of 2024 has ranked in the top-10 for U.S. patents granted for 41 consecutive years. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To learn more about Canon, visit us at and connect with us on LinkedIn at

Who We Are

Where Talent Fosters Innovation.


Do you want your next professional experience to be filled with purpose and opportunity, world-class team members, and impactful work? Driven by our mission of exceeding customer expectations with our technologies and enriching the lives of our local communities and staff, we are a phenomenal team working collaboratively toward common goals. Our employees have a strong work ethic, creativity, and a cooperative spirit. We believe in integrity, respect, empowerment, and making a difference in the communities we serve. There is a strong sense of pride in what we do individually and together as a team. Join us and discover what it means to work for a global digital imaging leader with an unparalleled reputation for quality and innovation.

What We Offer

Youll be joining a leader in digital imaging and innovation with an immense opportunity to make an impact and create your own rewarding career. We demonstrate commitment to our employees by offering a full range of rewards, including competitive compensation and benefits.

And Even More Perks!

-Employee referral bonus
-Employee discounts
-Dress for Your Day attire program (casual is welcome, based on your job function)
-Volunteer opportunities to give back to our local community
-Swag! A Canon welcome kit and official merch you cant get anywhere else


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Canon U.S.A., Inc. offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Savings Plan, discretionary profit sharing, discretionary success sharing, educational assistance, recognition programs, vacation, and much more. A more comprehensive list of what we have to offer is available at

We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, orders and mandates, including those we may be required to follow as a federal government contractor/subcontractor.


You must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Company will not pursue or support visa sponsorship. All applicants must reside in the United States at the time of hire.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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